Software Engineer - Backend (JAVA)

Horizontal Talent; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a senior software engineer in Malaysia to build distributed systems using Java, REST APIs, and messaging. You will contribute to designing and implementing event-driven architectures while collaborating with a focused team to achieve milestones.

The role requires strong Java/OOP background, Kafka familiarity, and solid experience with relational and non-relational databases, Web APIs, and containerized deployments with Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Malaysians only.
• Java or other OOP concepts knowledge.
• Messaging systems like Kafka exposure.
• Relational and non-relational databases knowledge.
• Web APIs with reasonable complexity.
• Containerized apps with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Curiosity for continuous learning and improvement.
• 5+ years software development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build distributed systems with REST and messaging for internal and external communication.
• Architect and implement event-driven architecture.
• Collaborate with team to achieve incremental milestones.

Skills

Java

OOP

Kafka

Relational DB

Non-relational DB

Web APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Learning mindset

5+ years experience

Tools

Kafka

Spring Boot

Job description

About Horizontal:

Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in US, UAE, India, Malaysia and Australia.

Key Responsibilities

• Building distributed systems that communicate internally and externally mainly based on REST and messaging
• Participating in discussion, architecting and implementing event-driven architecture.
• Work closely with team members to achieve incremental milestones

Who we're seeking:

• Open for Malaysians only.
• Good understanding on Java or any other OOP concept
• Good understanding on messaging such as Kafka
• Good understanding on relational and non-relational databases
• Good understanding on web APIs with reasonable complexities
• Good understanding of containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Curiosity for continuous learning and improvement
• At least 5+ years of experience building and developing software would be preferred

Technology Stack We Use

• Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes